The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine

Anesthesiology

Residencies

The Anesthesiology Residency at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine is a 3-year, ACVA-approved, conforming traditional residency intended to prepare individuals for the ACVA Certifying Exam and clinical practice as a specialist anesthesiologist.

Our program emphasizes clinical and technical proficiency in anesthesia and pain management of a variety of species with varied medical conditions. Residents may select a mild species emphasis after beginning their program, depending on the needs of the services.

Residents are assigned by 3-week blocks to large animal anesthesia, small animal anesthesia, or off-clinic time. Off-clinic time may be spent on vacation, research, externships, or rotations on other in-house services. Residents are encouraged to do at least one out-rotation each year — for example, at a human hospital, European veterinary school, in critical care, etc.

The residency is primarily clinical in nature, with residents spending 12 blocks on-clinics and 4 blocks off-clinics their first year; 11 blocks on and 5 blocks off their second year; and 10 blocks on and 6 blocks off their third year.

Residents are given the opportunity to be the attending clinician for the large animal anesthesia service during their second year and for the small animal anesthesia service during the latter half of their third year.

Residents are expected to personally supervise enough cases to meet ACVA requirements (~300 cases). However, the majority of a resident's time in small animal will be spent "floating" and supervising multiple cases in to help the service as a whole run smoothly and efficiently.

Residents are expected to produce at least one first-author manuscript, and many opportunities abound for the interested resident to produce other research publications, case reports, etc.

Residents will contribute to teaching of veterinary students in the form of ad-hoc one-on-one discussions during case management and presentation of teaching topic rounds as requested. The anesthesia service rounds once a week to discuss cases, presentations, and research papers. Residents will present 3-4 topics to the anesthesia service and a 45-minute topic to the entire hospital each year.

Residents rotate with interns, technicians, and faculty to provide emergency (after-hours and weekend) service for both small and large animals. Residents are typically on-call 5 days/month and 2 weekend days/month. Faculty are always available for backup call if needed.

Application to the program

Details on pay and application can be found at the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program Web site, www.virmp.com.

For further information on the program at UGA, please contact:

Dr. Cynthia Trim
706.542.6318
ctrim@vet.uga.edu

Dr. Erik Hofmeister
706.542.0026
erikh@vet.uga.edu

About the College

There are three faculty positions in anesthesia, and one of the critical-care faculty is a boarded anesthesiologist who participates in anesthesia rounds.

Other small animal departmental faculty include 3 positions in neurology, 6 in internal medicine, 3 in oncology, 3 in orthopedic surgery, 3 in soft tissue surgery, 2 in ophthalmology, 1 in dermatology, 2 in community practice, 1 in exotic animal medicine, and 2 in emergency and critical care.

There are 5 surgery and 4 internal medicine faculty positions in the Department of Large Animal Medicine. Click for more information about the Deaprtments of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery and Large Animal Medicine.

For more general information about the College, start with a brief history here.

About Athens

Athens, Georgia, is a cool place to live. It captures the true essence of a college town, with its focus being the university's 30,000+ students. It is a friendly town that blends the small town feel with many of the amenities offered by Atlanta, which is only 65 miles away.

Athens has an unbelievable music scene, being home to REM and Widespread Panic among others. The weather is relatively mild most of the year, although July and August are called "dog days" for good reason. If you come from a cold climate, you will be amazed when the university closes for 1 inch of snow and people storm the supermarkets to stockpile bread and milk, since 95% of the time, the snow is gone the next morning.

Current and Past Anesthesiology Residents:

Dr. Michael Gay, 2005-2008

Dr. Christina Braun, 2004-2007

Dr. Erik Hofmeister, 2001-2004

Dr. Gwenola Touzot-Jourde, 2000-2003

Dr. Lynne Kushner, 1998-2001

This page was last updated March 18, 2008.